Klippel-Feil syndrome

a condition of short neck and limited neck movements because of congenital fusion of the cervical vertebrae or reduction in the number of cervical vertebrae. Also called Klippel-Feil disease, Klippel-Feil malformation, Klippel's disease. See congenital short neck syndrome.

Klippel-Feil syndrome

A condition (OMIM:214300) characterised by short neck, low hairline and decreased cervical motion.

Klippel,

Klippel-Feil syndrome - a congenital defect manifested as a short neck, extensive fusion of the cervical vertebrae, and abnormalities of the brainstem and cerebellum. Synonym(s): cervical fusion syndrome; Feil-Klippel syndrome

Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome - an anomaly of the extremity in which there is a combination of angiomatosis and anomalous development of the underlying bone and muscle, sometimes associated with localized gigantism. Synonym(s): angioosteohypertrophy syndrome; congenital dysplastic angiectasia; hemangiectatic hypertrophy

Klip·pel-Feil syn·drome

(klipĕl fīl sindrōm) [MIM*148900]

A congenital abnormality of the spine characterized by a reduction in the number of cervical vertebrae and their fusion.

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